Neuroeconomics Seminar

(formerly: Foundations of Human Social Behavior)

Spring 2026

Please direct your questions and speaker suggestions to Johannes Algermissen

Location: Thursday, 17:00 - 18:00h, BLU-003 or via Zoom (please contact Johannes Algermissen for Zoom link)

Date

Presenter

Topic

26.02.2026

Jacqueline Scholl (live)
- 15:45 - 16:45
Lyon Neuroscience Research Center

Tyler Brooke-Wilson (Zoom) - 17:00 - 18:00
Yale University

Gamified tasks, emotions and decision-making
Abstract (PDF, 72 KB)

Model Synthesis Architectures for Reasoning and Planning
Abstract (PDF, 70 KB)

05.03.2026

Grit Hein (live)
- 15:45 - 16:45
University of Würzburg

Tobias Kalenscher (live) - 17:00 - 18:00
University of Düsseldorf

Belief Updating in Social Contexts: From Eye Gaze to Empathic Preferences
Abstract (PDF, 73 KB)

How stress affects social preferences
Abstract (PDF, 72 KB)

12.03.2026

Valentin Wyart (live)
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris

Selective attention as a double-edged sword for human decision-making under uncertainty
Abstract (PDF, 72 KB)

19.03.2026

David Melnikoff (live)
Stanford University

A Computational Theory of Flow
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

26.03.2026

Peter Bossaerts (live) - 15:45 - 16:45
University of Cambridge

Yael Niv (Zoom) - 17:00 - 18:00
Princeton University

Anterior insula
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

Latent cause inference and mental health Abstract (PDF, 69 KB)

16.04.2026

Uma Karmarkar (live)
University of California San Diego

Choosing Without Knowing: Information Processing in Uncertain Decisions
Abstract (PDF, 71 KB)

23.04.2026

Chris Summerfield (Zoom)
University of Oxford

07.05.2026

Quentin Huys (live)
University College London

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